The 411: Is your smartphone making you dumber?

Hey there! Happy Wednesday! Here are the top headlines you need to read right now:

  • Raleigh celebrated police officer Charles Ainsworth on Tuesday. Ainsworth returned to work recently after he was shot in the line of duty in January 2019.
  • A Garner HOA is asking a woman to take down her lights intended to honor her son, a Fort Bragg Soldier.
  • Brewgaloo made the top 20 for the USA Today readers choice award for Best American Beer Festival.
  • German researchers say smartphones are shrinking our brains in the same way drug abuse does.
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